Rumsfeld's pre-quit memo urged Iraq shift
Document, confirmed by Pentagon, offered no specific recommendations
Reuters
Updated: 8:21 p.m. ET Dec 2, 2006
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the White House before he resigned last month the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq was not working and he proposed changes, including possible troop reductions, The New York Times reported Saturday. "In my view it is time for a major adjustment. Clearly, what U.S. forces are currently doing in Iraq is not working well enough or fast enough," Rumsfeld said in the classified memo, dated Nov. 6. The Times posted a copy of the memo along with an article about it on its Web site. The memo's authenticity was confirmed by NBC News and the Pentagon, which declined further comment.
